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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1972
Page
1
The Miami Beach convention opens with Nixon renomination in sight as Republicans seek to curb a floor fight over 1976 delegate rules. Keynotes Brooke Armstrong Lugar headline a program spotlighting Nixon’s administration while protests and security mark a bustling but orderly scene.
Biddeford High School announces four new assistants for the football program. Roger Beaulieu and Mike Miniutti join lead coach John Simpson in backfield work. Charles Pinette becomes line coach with St Louis High School connections. Wilbur Bernier takes over as freshman coach after long tenure at St Louis freshman and junior high programs.
President Nixon wraps up his Camp David visit after a long stay and prepares to return to Washington ahead of the Miami Beach Republican National Convention. McGovern says the Nixon administration neglects the elderly while campaigning. In Vietnam, South Vietnamese troops push to block a North Vietnamese advance near Que Son Valley as U S air power targets heavy weapons.
A brief note reports that Chuckle Day nurseries address a growing demand for child care services. The article highlights community support and volunteers helping operate the facilities.
Brief page index listing sections such as cartoons classifieds crossword puzzle Dear Abby dining page obits sports theaters and editorials with no single narrative event.
Stargazer satellite Copernicus, the heaviest and most expensive U S space observatory, launched from Cape Kennedy Florida to study star birth and evolution and search for deep space X rays. Weighing 4900 pounds and valued at 81.6 million dollars, it reached orbit 400 miles high after an Atlas Centaur launch. The Princeton led 32 inch main telescope will study ultraviolet light from young stars while five UK University College London telescopes examine quasars pulsars and radio galaxies.
Reports say Da Nang area faces threats as refugees move toward the coast while South Vietnamese troops and U S air forces claim to have knocked out several North Vietnamese guns. The clash centers on the Que Son Valley where heavy weapons and tanks were reported captured or disabled.
Residents circulate expressions of confidence in Police Chief Sherman Bonney and his staff amid complaints at a public meeting. The Police Commission plans an executive session to report findings by Friday while criticism of department leadership continues.
MIAMI BEACH AP reports today's sessions include opening ceremonies and calls for convention, election of temporary chairman, adoption of rules, committee appointments, a Senate Campaign report, and tributes to Eisenhower. Evening program features keynote speeches by Edward Brooke Richard Lugar and Anne Armstrong with a Nixon tribute.
David Leavitt runs a 156 acre family dairy using open stalls and a modern barn to cut waste and odors. His herd of 40 Holsteins averages 16,188 pounds per cow annually with silage fed from stored crops. Government advisers, bankers, and reporters toured Land-O-Green Farm praising its efficiency and soil drainage improvements.
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